The disappearances and deaths of nearly a dozen scientists with ties to secretive U.S. scientific information have raised alarms about national security, prompting a House Oversight Committee investigation.

The string of deaths and disappearances began with the death of Michael David Hicks, who worked as a scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1998 to 2022, according to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. At least 10 individuals so far who “had a connection to U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology” have gone missing or died in recent years. 

Here are three things to know about the disappearances and deaths of scientists connected to U.S. nuclear secrets and other sensitive scientific information.

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1. Speculation that China, Russia or Iran is involved 

Following the launch of a House Oversight Committee investigation into the disappearances, Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., believes that the country’s adversaries could be connected to the scientists’ disappearances and deaths.

“I would not be surprised if our adversaries, China, Russia, Iran or any other adversary saw an opportunity to take out some of our nation’s top scientists,” Burlison told News Nation, adding that he is “worried for the rest of our nation’s scientists.” 

“These scientists are not hardened. They don’t have a security detail. So they would be a very easy target,” Burlison said. 

In a statement this week to News Nation, the FBI confirmed that it's “spearheading the effort to look for connections into the missing and deceased scientists.”

“We are working with the Department of Energy, Department of War, and with our state and local law enforcement partners to find answers,” the FBI said. 

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